McMaster and commander
Thirteen months as President Trump’s national security advisor
Nord Stream 2
Trump’s foreign-policy platform reflects his first-term achievements
President Biden’s foreign-policy failures have set the world on fire — and the conflagration is now the backdrop as Republicans present their very different vision. Biden has invited multiple...
Op-eds
Biden’s energy policy is empowering the West’s enemies
The story of how the Biden administration crippled American energy production is well known, as are the disastrous consequences of those actions. Yet those same energy policies have also played a critical,...
Op-eds
U.S. Restraint Has Created an Unstable and Dangerous World
Decades of ignoring the menaces posed by Russia and China has led the West to a precipice.
Op-eds
Putin supports NATO
He’s revitalizing a beneficial international community
Op-eds
The death of MAD
And the urgent need to reestablish deterrence
Op-eds
Team Biden Runs the Syria Playbook on Ukraine
The administration’s horror over Putin’s war is not merely performative, but functional—in the service of realigning with Iran
Op-eds
Putin’s winter war
A strategy to contain him should have been implemented years ago
Op-eds
The Pros and Cons of ‘Deterrence by Disclosure’
Analyzing the Biden administration’s policy of making information about Russia’s movements and intentions public.
Op-eds
Russia and China are testing Biden — and so far, he’s failing
Russia has massed nearly 90,000 troops near its border with Ukraine, while China is reportedly establishing a military base in Equatorial Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. America’s adversaries are wasting...
Op-eds
Senate Republicans Offer Biden a Deal on the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Key Senate Republicans offered the Biden administration a deal last week: If President Biden sanctions Nord Stream 2 AG (NS2 AG), the Russian-owned company responsible for the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) gas pipeline,...
Policy Briefs
Afghanistan Shows Why the U.S. Still Needs NATO
Our allies responded after 9/11, and many stayed with us throughout our two-decade mission.
Op-eds
Swiss miss
Biden blew a chance for a win in his meeting with Putin
Op-eds
What to Expect From the Biden-Putin Summit
Biden wants ‘stable and predictable’ relations with Russia. Is that possible?
Op-eds
Biden Revives the Truman Doctrine
His call to wage a global war for freedom echoes the dawn of the Cold War.
Op-eds
Biden Must Do More to Deter Russian Aggression and Uphold Global Norms
The United States on Tuesday joined its European allies in imposing sanctions in response to Moscow’s August 2020 chemical weapons (CW) attack against, and subsequent imprisonment of, Russian opposition...
Insights
Merkel under fire for failing to choose sides between communist China and capitalist US
‘Germans got a free pass from the Biden administration,’ says ex-intel chief Grenell
Op-eds
Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Present an Early Test for the Biden Administration
Just before leaving office, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on two Russian targets for their involvement in building the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) natural gas pipeline, which will bring Russian exports...
Policy Briefs
Europe capitulates to China’s rulers
The EU undermines its own interests and those of its ally across the pond
Op-eds
New EU Sanctions on Russia a Good First Step, But Further Action Needed
The European Union unveiled targeted sanctions on Thursday in response to the August 20 use of a chemical weapon to poison leading Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. The sanctions represent a positive first...